The temperature on October 18, 1954 was between 13.8 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.
October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
Day of marriage March 29, 1975
The temperature on March 29, 1975 was between -0.9 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 4 » Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 17 » The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
June 5 » The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC).
June 24 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
September 16 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
October 1 » Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
Day of death April 12, 1983
The temperature on April 12, 1983 was between 3.4 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 12 » One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
February 16 » The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
April 12 » Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
July 11 » A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.
July 22 » Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
December 31 » Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner.
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